Watch: Assam CM Himanta Sarma Drives Road Roller, Destroys Seized Drugs

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led one of the state's biggest anti-drug drives by personally driving a road roller to destroy seized narcotics worth ₹472.51 crore at a drug disposal programme in Nalbari. The event also marked the inauguration of Assam's first-ever narcotics incinerator for the scientific disposal of seized contraband. The destroyed drugs included heroin, morphine, opium, cocaine, Yaba tablets, cannabis and cough syrup. Sarma reiterated the state's zero-tolerance policy against narcotics, saying the drugs could have destroyed countless lives. He revealed that Assam Police has registered over 3,300 NDPS cases in the past five years and stressed that intelligence sharing, modern technology and public cooperation remain crucial in dismantling organised drug trafficking networks.